CVE-2026-103885
Apache Directory LDAP API: Denial of service via crafted telephone number values
Asymmetric Resource Consumption vulnerability in Apache Directory LDAP API.
A LDAP server using the LDAP API (like Apache DS) may consume 100% of a CPU core indefinitely when processing some badly crafted Telephone Numbers.
This issue affects Apache Directory LDAP API: from 2.1.0 before 2.1.9.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.1.9, which fixes the issue.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
7.5
Apache Directory LDAP API: Denial of service via crafted telephone number values
Asymmetric Resource Consumption vulnerability in Apache Directory LDAP API.
A LDAP server using the LDAP API (like Apache DS) may consume 100% of a CPU core indefinitely when processing some badly crafted Telephone Numbers.
This issue affects Apache Directory LDAP API: from 2.1.0 before 2.1.9.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.1.9, which fixes the issue.
- Record
CVE-2026-103885- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-400
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-91362
7.5
Asymmetric Resource Consumption vulnerability in Apache Directory LDAP API.
A LDAP server using the LDAP API (like Apache DS) may consume 100% of a CPU core indefinitely when processing some badly crafted Telephone Numbers.
This issue affects Apache Directory LDAP API: from 2.1.0 before 2.1.9.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.1.9, which fixes the issue.
- Record
EUVD-2026-91362- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-c2cq-mmh3-7wxh
7.5
Asymmetric Resource Consumption vulnerability in Apache Directory LDAP API. A LDAP server...
Asymmetric Resource Consumption vulnerability in Apache Directory LDAP API.
A LDAP server using the LDAP API (like Apache DS) may consume 100% of a CPU core indefinitely when processing some badly crafted Telephone Numbers.
This issue affects Apache Directory LDAP API: from 2.1.0 before 2.1.9.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.1.9, which fixes the issue.
- Record
GHSA-c2cq-mmh3-7wxh- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-400
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
7.5
Asymmetric Resource Consumption vulnerability in Apache Directory LDAP API.
A LDAP server using the LDAP API (like Apache DS) may consume 100% of a CPU core indefinitely when processing some badly crafted Telephone Numbers.
This issue affects Apache Directory LDAP API: from 2.1.0 before 2.1.9.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.1.9, which fixes the issue.
- Record
CVE-2026-103885- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-400
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2026-103885
7.5
Asymmetric Resource Consumption vulnerability in Apache Directory LDAP API. A LDAP server using the LDAP API (like Apache DS) may consume 100% of a CPU core indefinitely when processing some badly crafted Telephone Numbers. This issue affects Apache Directory LDAP API: from 2.1.0 before 2.1.9. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.1.9, which fixes the issue.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2026-103885- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2026-103885
7.5
Asymmetric Resource Consumption vulnerability in Apache Directory LDAP API. A LDAP server using the LDAP API (like Apache DS) may consume 100% of a CPU core indefinitely when processing some badly crafted Telephone Numbers. This issue affects Apache Directory LDAP API: from 2.1.0 before 2.1.9. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.1.9, which fixes the issue.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2026-103885- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
apache-directory-apiDebian:12 |
All versions, plus listed versions 2.1.2-12.1.2-2 |
None known |
apache-directory-apiDebian:13 |
All versions, plus listed versions 2.1.2-2 |
None known |
apache-directory-apiDebian:14 |
All versions, plus listed versions 2.1.2-2 |
None known |
apache-directory-apiUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.0.0~M20-3 |
None known |
apache-directory-apiUbuntu:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.0.0~M20-51.0.0-1 |
None known |
apache-directory-apiUbuntu:20.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.0.0-1 |
None known |
apache-directory-apiUbuntu:22.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.0.0-2 |
None known |
apache-directory-apiUbuntu:24.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 2.1.2-1 |
None known |
apache-directory-apiUbuntu:26.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 2.1.2-2build1 |
None known |
apache-directory-apiUbuntu:26.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 2.1.2-22.1.2-2build1 |
None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-103885 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Apache Software Foundation Directory Ldap Api, published October 2, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.43%, the 37th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
lists.apache.org/thread.html/wjt9p1l123v6b3zd5dg41f8lfrgy5vg9
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/10/02/8
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-103885
github.com/advisories/GHSA-c2cq-mmh3-7wxh
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-103885
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-103885
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-103885